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S. BISHOP. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 15,033. Patented June 3, 1856.

UNITED STATES Arena FFIGE.

SOLON BISHOP, OF HOMER, NEWV YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,033, dated June 3, 1856.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SoLoN BISHOP, of Homer,in the county of Courtland and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in lVashing-Machines; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making apart of this specification.

My improvement relates to that class of washing machines where a simpletub and vertical stem are employed as a guide in the movement of afloating disk or rubber. By the employment of a yoke placed or pivotedon the upper part of the stem in connection with a sliding disk I amenabled to shorten or reduce the height of the guide stem, so that whileI give the necessary support to the disk atthe varied heights it maynecessarily assume in the tub, (by the quantity of clothes or water) Iyet possess the decided advantage, not found in other machines, of beingable to avoid the dropping of water, and splashing on the floor, in theremovel of the disk from the stem, (caused by their great height), aswell as facilitating the removal of said disk, in the hands of femalesusually employed, to whom the high lift is objectionable. By my low stemboth of these objections are removed, and in the examination of theclothes the disk is simply raised and lodged in the tub. A furtherimprovement is in providing the diskwith ribs, combined withhemispherical projections, the ribs so situated that the clothes in thetub shall be changed in position by the action thereof, that is, theyare thrown from the center, in turning the disk in one direction, andtoward it, or reversing the movement of the disk.

To enable others to make and use my improvement I will proceed todescribe it as follows.

A represents the tub, the bottom furnished with hemispherical knobs orprojections (a) secured thereto. Their arrangement resembling that ofthe disk, shown in Fig. 2.

B is a spindle whose extreme height does not exceed that of the tub; itis secured to the bottom of the tub by screw, wedge or otherwise; thestem is cylindrical at its upper end reduced in diameter, so that ashoulder may be formed, on which the yoke G, rests. Said yoke freelyturning on the spindle.

D is a disk fitting freely in the tub. The under side (as seen in Fig.2) is provided with tangential ribs or bars (0) in combination withhemispherical knobs or knuckles (a) similar to those of the bottom ofthe tub A; E, E, uprights secured to the disk D; they pass freelythrough the yoke, and are connected at their upper ends by a handle H:In the removal of the disk, the yoke is taken off therewith from thespindle.

This machine may be furnished at a small expense, compared with others,and being simple and compact, occupies no more room, and as it resemblesa wash tub, is not more liable to be out of order.

The clothes to be washedare placed in the tub, with the requisite wateror soap suds, the disk is slipped on the spindle, and the yoke rests onthe shoulder at the top thereof. A reciprocatory movement is given thedisk bythe handle H, in which movement the yoke G, gives steadiness toit, at all heights of the disk.

Having described my improvement What I claim as my invention and desireto, secure by Letters Patent is The use of the yoke G, in combinationwith the spindle B, and uprights E, E, for giving steadiness to the diskI), substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name before twosubscribing witnesses.

SOLON BISHOP. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, DAVID W. MUNSON.

